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BY 



Rever^end /Aap^ gg.^;ep G. Edsly, 



AUTHOR OF 



AND OTHER WORKS. 



Cbir? JEDition, rcviscO. 



Pleasant Yiew, Concord. New Hax]qpsl:\ire, 
1897- 

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Entered according to Act of Congress in tl^e year 1897, by 

REY. MARY BAKER G. EDDY, 
In tlie Office of tl^e Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



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EDWARD N. PEARSON, PRINTER. 
1897. 



GHR'IST # G|rlRI8TM/\8, 



Fast circling on, fronn zone to zone, 

Bright, blest, afar, 
O'er the grirn night of chaos, shone 

One lone, brave star. 



©u fone, kam :^tat. 




'itm or BEXnimtn. 



In tender rriercy, Spirit sped 

R loyal ray, 
To rouse the living, waKe ti^e dead, 

Hnd point the Way,— 

The Christ-idea, God anoints. 

Of Truth and Life; 
The Way in Science, He appoints, 

That stills all strife. 



V\^ 'Vt^\l in ^eienee, be appoint^, 
M\lh\ <^till^ all ^tpife. 




CM^iST GHEi^LlKIQic 



What the Beloved Knew and taught 

Science repeats, 
Through understanding, dearly sought 

With fierce heart-beats; 



2J)rougl) under standinrj , dearly scugljt, 
WitJj fierce Jjeart^heab ; 




mn^ mb piiniididiniq. 



Tlius Clirist, eternal and divine, 

To celebrate 
Hs Truth dernands,— this Living Vine 

Ye dernonstrate. 

For Heaven's Christus, earthly Eves, 

By fldarn bid, 
Make rnerrinrient on Christirias eves, 

O'er babe and crib. 



Make merriment on i^hnslmas eves 
'{)' er babe and crib. 




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Yet ^A^herefore signalize tine birtln 

Of Inirri T\e'er born? 
What can relnearse tine glorious wortli 

Of Inis Inigln rnorn? 



Vlz^t can pel2eaF^e [{je ^lopio^i^ woptl7 




CMiiSTn/^3 nORK 



Christ was not crucified; that doorr] 

Was cJesus' part; 
For Sharon's rose rnust bud and bloorn 

In hunqan heart* 

Forever present, bounteous, free, 

Christ corries in gloorri; 
And aye. with grace toward you and rrie, 

For health rnakes roorri. 

*"God nqariifest in tl^e flest)."— Tinqotliy. 



Mt^d aye, Witt^ "fpaee bWapsl^ yoLi aod me, 
pop l^ealtl^ ma-l^e^ poom. 




Cf11HD5Ti/^IN! SCiEPCE Hi/^UINI^. 



Thus olden faith's pale star now blends 

In seven-hited white I— 
Life, without birth and without end. 

Ernitting light f 



^ife, wilKoul birth aad without ead, 
iLmittiap lipht! 




3 tl)ank tijcc, £> father, £or6 of fjeacen anb eartb, because tI)ou 
bast l-)\b these ttjings from the roise anb prubcnt, anb bast repealed 
tljem unto babes.— y«'«. 



Tine Way, the Truth, the Life— His word — 

Are here, and now 
Christ's silent healing. Heaven heard, 

Crowns the pale brow. 



(LKrist's silent Kealiag, y{zcLrzR Heard, 
(Lrowas the pale brow. 




T[^E/^T11^Q TME 5KK. 



For Clnristian Science brings to view 
The great I Rrr\, 

Onnniscient power— gleanning through 
Mind, niother, nnan. 

fls in blest Palestina's hour, 

So in our age, 
T is the sanne hand unfolds His power, 

And writes the page. 



'5i^ t!2® ^^nne l^ansl unfold^ Hi<^ pow^p, 




cniDSTD/^iNi umrr. 



To-day, as oft,— away frorri siq 

Chnst surrirrioris thee I 
Truth pleads to-night: just taKe iT]e in I 

No rriass for rrie ! 



'^inlt) \imh to-iiigfjt; jitit taiu- me iitf 
7^0 nia^4 fo^ me ( 




VE^RSUS Cill©!^ 



No blight, no broken wing, no nnoan, 

Trutln's fane can dirn ; 
Eternal swells Christ's rriusic-tone, 

In Heaven's hyirin- 



JLteraal swells (Lhrist's inasic=loRe, 
Z)n JAearea's Kyraa. 




66 



TME W/^T. 



cmiisT mb mm5rn^: 



1. Fast circling on, from zone to zone, 

Bright, blest, afar, — 
O'er the grim night of chaos, shone 
One lone, brave star. 

2. In tender mercy, Spirit sped 

A loyal ray. 
To rouse the living, wake the dead, 
And point the Way, — 

3. The Christ-idea, God anoints. 

Of Truth and Life; 
The Way in Science, He appoints. 
That stills all strife. 

4. What the Beloved knew and taught. 

Science repeats, 
Through understanding, dearly sought. 
With fierce heart-beats; 

5. Thus Christ, eternal and divine. 

To celebrate 
As Truth demands, — this Living Vine 
Ye demonstrate. 

6. For Heaven's Christus, earthly Eves, 

By Adam bid, 
Make merriment on Christmas eves, 
O'er babe and crib. 

7. Yet wherefore signalize the birth 

Of him ne'er born? 
What can rehearse the glorious worth 
Of his high morn.' 

15 



8. Christ was not crucified; that doom 

Was Jesus' part; 
For Sharon's rose must bud and bloom 
In human heart.* 

9. Forever present, bounteous, free, 

Christ comes in gloom ; 
And aye, with grace towards you and me. 
For health makes room. 

10. Thus olden faith's pale star now blends 

In seven-hued white! 
Life, without birth and without end, 
Emitting light! 

11. The Way, the Truth, the Life,— His word,- 

Are here, and now 
Christ's silent healing. Heaven heard, 
Crowns the pale brow. 

12. For Christian Science brings to view 

The great I Am, 
Omniscient power, — gleaming through 
Mind, mother, man. 

13. As in blest Palestina's hour. 

So in our age, 
'T is the same hand unfolds His power. 
And writes the page. 

14. To-day, as oft, — away from sin 

Christ summons thee! 
Truth pleads to-night; just take me in! 
No mass for me! 



No blight, no broken wing, no moan, 

Truth's fane can dim; 
Eternal swells Christ's music-tone. 
In Heaven's hymn. 

"God mauifest in the flesh." — Tiiuothy. 



These scriptural texts are the basis of the sentiments in the verses, whereto 
their nninher corresponds. 

VERSE. 

1. I an\ tY\e root and tl^e offspring of David, and \Y\e briglrit and rnorning star, — St. John. 

2. Yerily, .verily, I say unto you, Tl^e hiour is corning, and now is, vjYiet] XY\e dead sl^all 

hiear tY\e voice of ti^e Son of God; and tl-|ey t]\at. l^ear sliall live. — Christ Jesus. 

3. Tl|e people -Wl^icl^ sat in darkness saw great ligl^t; and to th|ern whiicl^ sat in tl^e 

region and sl^adow of deatl] ligl^t is sprung Up. — John. 

4. But seeK ye first tl^e Kmgdorn of God, and His rigl^teousness ; and all tl^ese 

tilings sl\a\l be added unto you. — Christ Jesus. 

5. Tt|e tabret and pipe, and wine, are in tl^eir feasts: but tl^ey regard not tl^e worK 

of tt^e Lord, neitl^er consider tl^e operation of His Y\aT\ds.— Isaiah. 

6. Man ^l^at is born of a Wonqan is of few days, and full of trouble. — Job. 

7. Before fibratianq was, I anq. — Christ Jesus. 

8. If Cl^rist be in you, x]\e body is dead because of sin ; but tl^e spirit [God-liKeness] 

is Life because of rigl^teousness. — St. Paul. 

9. But suet] as I t^ave give I tl|ee : in tj^e narrie of Jesus Cl^rist of Nazarethi rise 

Up and walK. — St, Paul, 

10. Witliout fatl^er, witliout inotl\er, witt^out descent, leaving neitl^er beginning of 

days nor end of life ; but iriade liKe Uqto tt^e Son of God.— St. Paul. 

11. Heal tlie sicK— Christ Jesus, 

12. For wl|osoever sl\all do tl^e will of rny Fattier wl|icli is iq Heaven, tlrie sanqe is rny 

brotl|er, aqd sister, and rnotlier. — Christ Jesus. 

13. find tl^ere sY\a\\ be one fold, and one sl^epl^erd. — Christ Jesus. 

14. Bel-jold, I stand at tlie door, and knock : if any rr^an liear rny voice, and open tlie 

door, I will conqe in to liinq, and sup witli l^irn, and i\e withi n\e.—St. John. 

15. find wliosoever livetl] and believetl] in rqe stiall never die. — Christ Jesus. 



^^|ND lie that overcorrieth, and Keepeth rriy 
e|? works unto the end, to hirn will I give 
power over the nations: 

And I will give hinn the MORNING STAR. 

— St. John, (Revelation. 



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AND 

JfiMES F. GILMHN, 

ARTISTS. 



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